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Swansea University study used AI to uncover the effect of prehistoric asteroid on sharks and rays
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (498+ words) A new Swansea University study has used advanced artificial intelligence to discover the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago has had a minimal decline in species of sharks and rays. The research, carried out by Swansea…...
Cardiff Uni researchers crack woolly rhino mystery using the remains of an Ice Age wolf
1+ week, 6+ day ago (543+ words) Cardiff University researchers have helped uncover new details about why the woolly rhinoceros went extinct after DNA was recovered from the stomach of an Ice Age wolf. Scientists extracted woolly rhino DNA from the preserved remains of a wolf that…...
University of Manchester scientists name rare ‘sword dragon’ 24 years after it was found
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (315+ words) Scientists at the University of Manchester have named the rare "sword dragon" 24 years after its discovery. Experts studied the fossil, found in 2001, and discovered it was a brand-new species of ichthyosaur. The fossil, found near Golden Cap, Dorset, includes a…...